septuagénaire

\sɛp.tɥa.ʒe.nɛʁ\

/\sɛp.tɥa.ʒe.nɛʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“septuagénaire” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,791. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,791
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dont l’âge est compris entre 70 et 79 ans.

Corpus desk

Index FR-septuagenaire · septuagénaire · French

septuagénaire · rank #48,791 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,791
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH septennat

Nearest frequency peer: septennat (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « septuagénaire »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « septuagénaire » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for septuagénaire
PropertyValue
Headwordseptuagénaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɛp.tɥa.ʒe.nɛʁ\
Letters13
Frequency rank#48,791
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « septuagénaire »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).septuagénairese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « septennat » (#48,790), « sheet » (#48,793), « Safi » (#48,786). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « septuagénaire » est au #48,791. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around septuagénaire (IPA \sɛp.tɥa.ʒe.nɛʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,791 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dont l’âge est compris entre 70 et 79 ans.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for septuagénaire, with forms such as "esptuagénaire", "sepptuagénaire", and "septaugénaire". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is septuagénaire, spelled S-E-P-T-U-A-G-É-N-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dont l’âge est compris entre 70 et 79 ans.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how septuagénaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cette pauvre septuagénaire mourait de chagrin de vivre sans Pierrette auprès d’elle ; elle se consolait de l’avoir perdue en croyant s’être sacrifiée aux intérêts de sa petite fille.
  2. Enfin un garçon de café septuagénaire dont le service nocturne exaspérait les rhumatismes vint essuyer la table d’un torchon las.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esptuagénaire
  • sepptuagénaire
  • septaugénaire
  • septtuagénaire
  • septuagenaire
  • septuaggénaire
  • septuagnéaire
  • septuagéanire
  • septuagénaier
  • septuagénairre
  • septuagénarie
  • septuagéniare
  • septuagénnaire
  • septuaégnaire
  • septugaénaire
  • seputagénaire
  • setpuagénaire
  • spetuagénaire
  • sseptuagénaire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of septuagénaire - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

esptuagénaire2sepptuagénaire1septaugénaire2septtuagénaire1septuagenaire1septuaggénaire1septuagnéaire2septuagéanire2
Edit distance from "septuagénaire"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "septuagénaire"?
"septuagénaire" is spelled S-E-P-T-U-A-G-É-N-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛp.tɥa.ʒe.nɛʁ\.
What does "septuagénaire" mean?
As an adjective, "septuagénaire" means: Dont l’âge est compris entre 70 et 79 ans.
What are common misspellings of "septuagénaire"?
Common misspellings include "esptuagénaire", "sepptuagénaire", "septaugénaire", "septtuagénaire", "septuagenaire". The correct spelling is "septuagénaire".
How do you pronounce "septuagénaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "septuagénaire" is \sɛp.tɥa.ʒe.nɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "septuagénaire" come from?
"septuagénaire" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "septuagénaire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list